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Address and contact details |
| Mount Stewart Estate, Grey Abbey, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 2AD |
| Tel: 012477 88387 |
| Email: phil.rollinson@nationaltrust.org.uk |
| Latitude: 54° 33" N |
| Longitude: 5° 38" W |
Background to the collection |
Ownership: | The National Trust |
Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust |
Personnel |
Head Gardener: | P.Rollinson |
Contact person: | P.Rollinson |
Total Staff: | 8 |
Policies |
Accessions: | As for The National Trust. |
Collections: | As for The National Trust. |
Physical environment |
Altitude: | 0-25 m |
Soil type: | Sand and loam |
Aspect: | South and west |
Total area: | 32 ha |
Weather records | No records kept |
Temperature | |
Average daily: | 7.2 °C |
Absolute maximum: | 25 °C(1994) |
Absolute minimum: | -9 °C(1981/82) |
Wind | |
Direction: | South and west |
Strength: | Above average |
Rainfall | |
Average annual: | 788 mm |
Plant collection |
Genera: | 350 |
Species: | 1200 |
Notable plants within the collection: |
| Eucalyptus regnans, Weinmannia trichosperma |
Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| Southern Africa, China, Eastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Southern South America |
Special families within the collections: |
| Phormiaceae, Myrtaceae, Ericaceae |
Special genera within the collections: |
| Eucalyptus, Leptospermum, Rhododendron, Camellia, Pittosporum, Pseudopanax, Olearia, Hydrangea, Griselinia, Hoheria, Acer, Fuchsia, Rosa, Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Abies, Dianella, Agapanthus, Lilium, Geranium, Meconopsis |
Special collections: |
| Phormium, NCCPG – 1 Species, 2 Taxa, 46 Plants. |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1983 Computerised |
Record System: | National Trust's Woody Plant Catalogue |
Plant-collecting trips: | International and national |
Facilities on site |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | Garden guide |
Identifications: | Internal verification of material |
Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary and secondary |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, brochures |
Friends Organisation: | No |
Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, gift shop |
Access to the collections |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Visitors per year: | 100,000 |
Public opening hours: | Lakeside - All year round, 10am-sunset Formal areas: May-Sept, 10am-8pm April, Oct 10am-6pm March 10am-4pm, weekends Nov-Feb closed |
Location map |
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